Do you think these concerts are really going to happen? Will Axl show up?

[The Dog]

Part of the excitement of GN'R live is the anticipation is knowing the risk you took in buying a ticket.
You could have an Axl meltdown, walk off, or a no show, riot, get yelled at, ect.

I just hope if he does cancel anything, there is at least a few days notice.

I agree to some extent, there is some excitement to the madness.....but thats easy for me to say since I have never experienced a GNR no show.

I don't think he'd poon out at MSG.  We were too good to him last time.

[Chief]

I agree with you there. I can't see this tour as anything else except The Comeback... the beginnings of it at least...

if this IS the comeback, he WILL make all the shows, his future depends on it.

[Bono]

I think he'll call in sick on Mondays and he'll be late for Thursday shows and he'll simply skip all the Saturady shows. This will go on for about a week and then the tour will be scrapped.

Serioulsy I have doubts. I have huge hopes as well so I guess we'll wait and see.

[coolman78SLASH]

You can never be sure about anything in life, but I'm really hoping he will show up, I havent seen him since 1993, so for me it will be a very rare and special moment, and as much as I love the old band I want to give the new one a chance, and I have to see them live to be able to make an honest opinion about them.

[jabba2]

Im so psyched to see the video from the first show but i wont be traveling overseas to make it. The internet will bring Axl to my bedroom?

[NicoRourke]

Yeah, I'm shit scared,

(to hear his voice and be disapointed that's the first thing)

But like some of you, I'm scared that he brings back his old bad habits... like showing up late or not showing up at all...

On the other hand, he knows that if he is fucking up things one more time, promoters will never work with him again right ?

Think I'll be scared until I see him onstage

[jimmythegent]

The fact that extra dates are steadily being booked seems positive to me.

Like they're confident. A nice little tour is taking shape here, and if the plan is to do this tour as a precursor to a CD release and US tour, I think thats the right way to tackle it.

A) announce release date
B) Do European tour, gain momentum, garner more press,provide some band cohesion, hopefully picking up some solid reviews whilst winning back some confidence in GNR as a realistic and reliable touring entity
C) release CD
D) tour US


that would be smart.... and hopefully...

E) come to Australia and NZ Big Day Out 07 

[mikegiuliana]

remember people book shows and tours with best intension, no one wants their tour to blow up in their face

[TWT]

You'd have to optimistic to expect all of these dates to be fulfilled. There are so many things that can go wrong, and Axl and the other band members are going to have to deal with a fair few hecklers.

It'll be a major achievement to get through the tour with no problems along the way.

[Ericnor]

Am I worried about them not showing up? Of course I am.
I've had tickets for 5 GnR shows in my life between 1991-2001, and 4 of them got canceled.
Now I got tickets for both Stockholm and Oslo.

If they dont show up this time, I'm gonna burn my entire GnR collection...

But when that is said, I do believe Axl and co is gonna come through this time around and give us some awesome shows.....

-Eirik

[Mikkamakka]

One question: what's the name of the tour? Chinese Democracy World Tour 2? Round 2? Or what?

[St_Jimmyuk]

we will find out once its offiically announced, might just be world tour 2006 or something

[Backslash]

The 2006 Leaks Tour

[Mikkamakka]

The 2006 Leaks Tour

'People will hear music this year' world tour 

[oldgunsfan]

Part of the excitement of GN'R live is the anticipation is knowing the risk you took in buying a ticket.
You could have an Axl meltdown, walk off, or a no show, riot, get yelled at, ect.

I just hope if he does cancel anything, there is at least a few days notice.

well, i hope he no-shows at the show you have tickets for so  you can get a 1st hand feel for the excitement

I had my share in Philly

[sandman]

i'm a betting man, so i look at it this way...

if i HAD to bet $$$ and choose one of the following:

A. GnR play all 14 shows

OR

B. GnR do NOT play all 14 shows

i'm playing the percentages and going with choice B.   

[Death Cube K]

This is his last chance. Fuck it up and its over. Doesnt matter who is to blame for the 2002 tour..it will in the end fall on Axl no matter what.

He will show up now. Good and ready. Dont worry.

If he dont and cancells the whole thing, Ill eat my GNR shirt.

[makane]

I am. mainly because everything is going in so small scale, no official announcement or anything? just suddenly theyre reporting concert dates...
Just feels like they want to keep everything in a very small scale.

[mikegiuliana]

I still don't get why no one is promoting the tour dates?? I mean who the fuck announces all those dates then doesn't even speak of anything? Not axl not the band not management.. Guess everyone is worried about slash coming by axl's house

yes I know gnr or axl or however it works is really big in europe and reputation can be selling the tickets, I just think it would be cool to see the band doing something or cd talks.. This should be a big time for these guys who have been waiting forever, get the band together and lets do something already, speak

[oldgunsfan]

well, if you take the % of shows that were played vs scheduled for the 2001/2002 tour dates, I predict Axl will play 6 of the 14 scheduled dates......

luckily, I'm in the US and won't be tempted to buy tix.  I sure as hell wouldn't fly across the Atlantic to go see them.  Imagine, flying all that way just to have him no-show.

I say that b/c some chick flew from the UK to see VR on NYE at the Starland.  I wonder if she'd do the same for the nuGnR